Wolters Kluwer Acquires Brightflag in €425 Million Deal

Brightflag Acquires Joinder

November 3, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Brightflag, the AI-powered legal operations platform, has acquired Joinder, a collaboration and matter-intake system of record used by legal professionals at over 1,000 organizations. The deal brings Joinder into Brightflag as Brightflag Workspace, expanding Brightflag's product capabilities and growing its team to roughly 150 legal operations and technology professionals across multiple offices.

Wolters Kluwer to Acquire Libra Technology GmbH

November 14, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory has signed an agreement to acquire Berlin-based legal AI assistant software provider Libra Technology GmbH for up to €90 million, including €30 million upfront and deferred consideration tied to performance targets. The deal is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to be completed in November 2025.

Siemens AG Acquires Brightly Software from Clearlake Capital

August 4, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Siemens AG, via its Smart Infrastructure division, agreed to acquire Brightly Software, a U.S.-based cloud-native enterprise asset management SaaS provider, from Clearlake Capital for $1.575 billion in upfront cash plus up to $300 million in earn-outs. The acquisition strengthens Siemens' digital building and infrastructure software capabilities and expands its SaaS footprint, while Brightly will benefit from Siemens' global scale.

Virtusa Acquires BRIGHT

February 8, 2024

IT Services

Virtusa Corporation has acquired BRIGHT (Bright Consulting), a leading ServiceNow and Splunk partner in EMEA, to strengthen its ServiceNow and Splunk capabilities and expand its presence in Europe. Financial terms were not disclosed; BRIGHT brings roughly 100 consultants (about 70 ServiceNow and 30 Splunk specialists) and expertise in digitalization, SecOps, observability, and AI/ML analytics.

Speqta AB Acquires BrightBid AB

July 3, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

Speqta AB (publ) has completed the acquisition of BrightBid AB, an AI-based search advertising SaaS provider. The transaction was paid via an issue in kind of 17,621,411 new Speqta shares (approximately 72% on a fully diluted basis); BrightBid brings ~SEK 48 million in trailing revenues, ~420 customers and offices in Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen and London.

Refinitiv Acquires The Red Flag Group

October 5, 2020

Data & Analytics

Refinitiv has acquired The Red Flag Group, a Hong Kong-based provider of due diligence, workflow and risk-rating solutions, adding roughly 300 employees and 15 offices to its due diligence capabilities. The deal expands Refinitiv's customer and third‑party risk offering by combining The Red Flag Group's corporate compliance technology and client base with Refinitiv's data assets such as World-Check.